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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
3
E L Stevens a civil engineer and Estes Park highway commissioner urges more care of earth roads to support bond elections. He advocates concrete highways where traffic warrants but stresses earth roads feed the system and must be maintained for farmers who bear most road costs.
Utah will spend about 8 million dollars on roads over the next two years, with roughly 2 million this year. Funds come from state and federal sources and aim to develop the Arrowhead trail linking San Diego and Imperial Valley to Fresno and San Luis Obispo.
Government road officials estimate annual U S road outlay over 300 million dollars. A nationwide traffic census is lacking to show direction and volume. The plan calls for linked highways with through trunk lines and feeders to reduce hauling costs, making road building a major government activity.
The article surveys Tierra Amarilla New Mexico near the Colorado border, home to about 500 people many of Spanish birth who prosper from sheep and wool. It notes adobe houses, absence of street lights and sidewalks, hospitable natives, chili as a staple, and a barber who tends to his own wooly clientele.
A father sued the governors of Howells Girls' School in Llandaff claiming his daughter was underfed. A inspecting class showed most pupils were well fed and the jury ruled against the complainant, delivering a verdict in favor of the school.
Dreds of sheepskins and bright silks fill stalls along with artificial flowers as perfumes are sold by the quart. The scene, aimed at feminine residents, makes Tierra Amarilla seem intensely interesting and out of the ordinary for visitors.
In Canada the alien enemy question lingers as repeal of the wartime franchise law looms. Debates center on whether alien enemies may work and whether they should regain voting rights. A proposed educational test could disfranchise many former Austrian and German origin Canadians, with labor and political tensions rising as soldiers protest job losses.
Diplomatic push under an interallied railway commission seeks 20 million dollars in credits to repair the Trans Siberian route from Vladivostok to the Ural. Eight nations including the United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan consider backing loans pending formal recognition of the Omsk government.
Charles Furrer Jr., four, son of Charles Furrer Sr. and wife, sustained a fracture of the left thigh. He has endured 17 prior fractures in the left leg and right arm due to a chalky bone condition. His father, a Western Union foreman, is often away from home. the family lives with relatives in Pittsfield.
Bankers argue that until formal recognition occurs, the government’s status and responsibility remain in doubt, affecting loan terms and risk assessment. The statement notes uncertain political recognition and its impact on fiscal obligations.
Washington notes pennies in high demand as soda tax drives cent piece orders. Since May 1 the U S Mint and subtreasuries receive heavy one cent requests and ship coins to banks. Philadelphia and Denver mints focus on cents with extra shifts. two million pennies produced daily. The United States claims about half the world’s diamond stock.
A seasoned speaker counsels a novice to make tomorrow’s speech as bad as possible to avoid future requests. A child’s mispronounced excuse prompts a motherly lesson. A manager and umpire clash over free admission for soldiers, with a humorous quip about grenade throwers.
A playful exchange between ancient kings plans a public monument for a pledge to ensure permanence. The spring poet declares war on the editor with blank verse. The quip concludes that vigilance prompts demand for spectacles while truth’s power is tempered by suppression.
An advertising feature touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a top remedy for kidneys liver and bladder with a sample offer. The page also narrates a humorous Wyn Jenkins dinner where Pa Wy n Jenkins accidentally causes a fowl mishap and recovers with wit.
Cindy, a colored laundress, praises guardhouses at training camps comparing them to the Red Cross. She says they saved her son Duke’s life though details of how remain unclear after a postal card described ten days in one camp and a hypothetical fate as a corps.
In a terse exchange, one partner warns of autonomy within marriage while the other affirms expected authority at home, reflecting tensions between equality and traditional dominance in domestic roles. The dialogue hints at gendered expectations shaping couples' early negotiations.
A dialog fragment shows a character insisting he has the money but refuses debt payment citing a conditional stance. The exchange hints at financial tension and personal principle without broader context.
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